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E. C. SIQUEIRA.

COLN SORTER AND REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. B. 1917.

Patented June 10, 1919.

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E. C. SIQUEIRA.

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EDWARD C. SIQUEIRA, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

COIN SORTER AND REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

Application filed March a, 1917. Serial No. 153,525;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. SIQUEIRA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Sorters andRegisters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coin handling apparatus andmore particularly to a" combined mechanism for assorting and registeringcoins of various denominations. registering mechanism is an improvementof my copending application Serial 13,051 filed Aug. 2, 1915.

The particular objects of the present invention are to provide improvedmeans for separating the coins of various denominations and causing thesame to move a registering mechanism in accordance with the value of thecoin, the mechanism for accomplishing the above objects being embodiedin a single compact and unitary structure.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction combination and arrangements of partshereinafter described and more specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims; it being understood that changes in form, proportion, size andminor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theclaims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificingany of the advantages thereof.

To more fully comprehend the invention, reference should be had to thedrawings forming a part of the specification and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing the improved device wherein isembodied my registering mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation a portion of the casing beingremoved to show the operating mechanism.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in elevation of the registering mechanism asviewed from the opposite side of the machine, from which Fig. 2 istaken.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan View of the central portion of the top housingplate showing the tilting coin plate.

Fig. 5 is a view in plan with the top of This application in respect tothe the housing removed, looking down into the coin hopper.

'Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through the cointubes and registering mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a view on the line 7-7, of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a bottom plan view of the same mechanism with the lower plateremoved.

Referring to corresponding parts in the several views by the samenumerals of reference, the device consists of a base 1 upon the ed es ofwhich rise a housing which consists of the side plates 2, the frontplate 3 and a top 4. About midway up the front of the housing is a shelf5 in which are provided openings 6 leading to certain coin tubes. Thefront of the casing above the shelf I have designated by 3'.

Surmounting the top 4 is a coin receptacle 8 which is preferablyprovided with glass sides 9 through which the deposited coin may beviewed. Below this receptacle is a conical hopper 10 which is separatedfrom the receptacle by a tilta'ble plate 11. r This plate is attached toa shaft 12 which is pivotally mounted in suitable hearings on theunderside of the plate 4 and which is pro vided with a downwardlyextending arm 13 for cooperation with means for oscillating the same. Aspring 14 tends to move plate 11 against the oscillating means and astop 14 limits such tendency in one direction and holds the platehorizontal. The lower end of the-hopper 10 is attached to a plate 15arranged at right angles to the axis of the hopper. Directly below thisplate is a frame consisting of the spaced upper and lower flat members16 and 17 having guide ways 16 and 17' in which are oscillatably mountedthe plates 18 and 19, respectively.

Plate 15 heretofore described is attached to the upper member 16 bymeans of screws 20 thus forming the inclosed guideway 16' in which theplate 18 slides. The two members 16 and 17 are connected by the tubularportions 21 and 22 which with passage ways 21' and 22 adapted to fit thecoins which the intended to handle. The slide 18 as will be noted byinspection of Fig. 8 is provided with an elongated opening 25, the widthof which corresponds to the diameter of the of a size device is areprovided larger opening 21. This plate is also provided with a slot26.011 one of the side edges,

ed a plate 27 which is provided with openings 28 and 29 adjacent theopposite ends, these openings corresponding in size to the openings 21'and 22 respectively. Slots 30 and 31 extend'from the openings 28 and 29respectively through the end of the plate, providing clearance forcertain operating levers hereinafter described. 7

As already stated both of these plates are oscillatably moimted and themechanism by which this is accomplished will next be de scribed.Suitably supported upon the frame of the machine is a bearingplate 30having journals in which are revoluble shafts 31. and 32 at right anglesto each other. On the latter shaft is attached a bevel pinion 33 and theshaft extends to the side wall 2 where an opening is provided throughwhich the hub of a crank 34 engages the shaft, thus providing operatinmeans on the outside of the housing. the shaft 31 and driven by pinion33 is a bevel gear 35- and a disk 36 containin the crank pin 38. Themembers 16 and 1 are provided with elongated Sl0ts40 and 41 respectivelydisposed one directly above the other. These slots are on the outside ofthe tubular p0rtions21' and 22 and a block 43 is reciprocable thereon.This block is firmly attached to the slidable plate 27 but on the uppersurface is provided with a pin 44 whichcooperates with the-slot 26heretofore described thereby providing a lost motion connection betweenplate 18 and block 43. This block has also a laterally extending hub 45on the outer face of which is a pin 46 on which is pivotally mounted oneend of a connection rod 47 The connecting rod is heldin place by the arm47 the lower end of which is clamped to thepin 46 by the screw 48. Theupper end of arm- 47 is turned laterally as'shownat 50 and this lateralextension is adaptedto coeperate with the arm 13 for the purposev oftilting plate 11. The

other end of -the connecting rod is attached to the pin 38 on the disk36... The structure just described is mounted on-the frame 51, betweenthe sides of which extends a rod 52 on which is slidably mounted thecoin chutes 53 and54. As will be noted the coin tubes to the extremeleft as viewed in Fig. 2 are of the same size, and inlike manner. thetwo central tubes are also of the same size. chutes is to permit thecoins as they fall from the reglstering mechanism to be deposited ineither-one or the other of these tubes. Each of the chutesis'providedwith a pivotally mounted bar 55 having a handle 56andthesehandles extend through slots Attached to The object of these'coin' 57 in the front casing 3 permitting the chutes to be moved fromthe outside of the housing, their upper ends remaining-at all timesunder the exit opening of the registering mechanism.

The tubes 7 it may be'explained are positioned. above a change makingapparatus 7 which forms no part of the present invention, but which isfully shown and described in m copending application Serial #153,524,filed Mar. 8, 1917. I will next describe the mechanism by which theregistering of the coins is eifected. As illustrated in Fig. 2, acounter 60 is attached within the housing to some fixed portion of theframe work such as the top plate 4. An opening 60 is provided throughwhich the indication mayv be read. This counter is of the well knowntype which operates by the oscillation of its shaft 61, and on thelatter I attacha toothed gear 62 which engages with a segmental gear 63which is pivotally mounted in fixed relation to the counter. Extendingbetween plates 16 and 17 are certain connecting bars 65 in which arejournaled shafts 66 and 67. On the end of these shafts adjacent thecenter of the frame are attached the arms 68 and 69, which arms extenddownwardly through suitable slots in the ends of plate 17 and into thepath of plate 19'.

The supporting plate 51 is provided with openings 70 and 7l'which arealso of the same size as openings 21 and 22 respectively. To the outerend of these shafts are attached the cranks 72 and 73 the latter havingtwo: opposing arms. The crank 72 is mounted with its free end upwardlyand this end is attached by. means of a. coimecting rod 74 with thelower arm of crank 73 while the with the segmental gear 63. A spring 77connected to the upper end of segment 63 v tends to draw the lattertoward the left.

. The machine herein illustrated is intended for handling coins of twodenominations, and as these coins are deposited in the receptacle 8 theyfall onto the plate 11 and-may be seen through the glass sides 9. Nowwhen the handle 34 is turned, shaft 31 is rotated, which reciprocatesthe connecting rod 47 and thus the upper end of arn1 41 contacts witharm 13 at the time when the plate 18 is to the extreme right as viewedin Fig. 8, tilting plate 11 to allow the coins to fall into the hopper10. They thus fall onto the solid part of plate 18 and when it movesback to the left, if a small coin is on the bottom of the pile withinthe hopper, it

.will drop through the opening 25, into the through the register.

toward the right this larger coin will be carried with it and when overreceptacle 21 the coin falls therein. In this manner the coins aredistributed to the respective tubular openings 21 and 22 correspondingto the larger and smaller coins.

Now at the same time platelS is moved the lower sliding plate is alsobeing oscillated. The latter is moved a sufficient amount so that oneach oscillation the openings 28 and 29 register respectively with thetubular openings 21 and 22 and an coins which are in the latter, willfall into the former openings and thus, on the reverse movement of theplate, be carried toward the downwardly projecting arms 68 and 69. Thecoins which are being moved outwardly contact with the inner edges ofthe arms 68 and 69. This moves the arm outwardly before the coins dropthrough openings 70 and 71 and thus the shafts 66 and 67. This movementthrough the cranks 72 and 73, and the connecting rods 74 and 75 iscommunicated to the registering mechanism.

It will be noted that the distance from the center of shaft 67 to thepivotal point of connecting rod 75 is substantially twice the distance,as from the center of shaft 67 to the pivotal point of connecting rod 74and also that crank 72 is substantially equal to the upper arm of crank73. Thus if the two shafts are moved through substantially the same arebefore the coin is ejected the amount of movement imparted the segmentalmember 63, by the movement of shaft 66 will only be half that impartedto it by the same movement of shaft 67. If the larger coin represents anickel and the smaller a dime, the registering mechanism is therebycaused to move twice as much for the small coin as for the larger, andthe indication viewed through the opening 60' will be a clear indicationof the amount passing As the coins fall through the openings 70 and 71they are caught by the flared upper end of chutes 53 and 54 from whichthey pass to their appropriate coin tubes of the change making mechanism7 It will thus be apparent that I have provided a simple, compact andefiicient mechanism for accomplishing the objects hereinbefore setforth.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character set forth comprising parallel spacedplates, receiving tubes for coins of different denominations betweensaid plates, means for reciprocably moving said plates transversely ofthe axis of said tubes and in opposite directions, the upper of saidplates having an opening corresponding to the larger coin, the lower ofsaid plates having openings corresponding in size to the coins held insaid tubes and adapted to move the coins from thereunder, oscillativelymounted arms extending into the paths of said coins as they are movedfrom said tubes, a counting mechanism, and means connecting saidcounting mechanism with said arms whereby the movement of said armscauses said counting mechanism to register according to the value of thecoin contacting with that arm.

' 2. In a mechanism of the character set forth comprising parallelspaced plates, means for reciprocably moving said plates in oppositedirections, coin tubes between said plates having openings correspondingin size to the coins to be registered, the lower of said plates havingcoin openings adapted to be alternately brought into registry with theopenings in the corresponding coin tubes and to their respective tubes,said upper plate having an opening corresponding in size to the largercoin and adapted to be brought into registry with the openings of bothof said tubes at a time when the openings in the lower plates are not inregistry, means movable by said coins as they are carried from theirrespective tubes a counting mechanism, and means connecting saidcounting mechanism with said means movable by the coins, whereby saidcounting mechanism is operated an amount corresponding to the values ofthe coins.

3. In a mechanism of the character set forth comprising parallel spacedplates, means for reciprocably moving said plates in oppositedirections, coin tubes between said plates having openings correspondingin size to the coins to be registered, the lower of said plates havingcoin openings adapted to be alternately brought into registry with theopenings in the corresponding coin tubes, and to remove the coins fromtheir respective tubes, said upper plate having an opening correspondingin size to the larger coin and adapted to be brought alternately intoregistry with the openings of said tubes at a time when the openings inthe lower plates are not in regist therewith, arms extending into thepath of the coins as they are moved by said lower plate, shafts carryingsaid arms, cranks on said arms, a registering mechanism, and connectingrods operatively connecting said cranks with said registering mechanism.

4. In a device of the character set forth comprising two receiving tubesfor coins of different denominations, a plate reciprocally movablethereunder and having two coin receiving openings therein'adapted toregister with the openings of said coin tubes, one when said plate is inone extreme position and the other when said plate is in the otherextreme position, said plate having slots extending from said coinopenings in opposite directions,- oscillatively mounted arms exremovethe coins from tending into said slots and adapted to be moved when acoin is carried by one of said coin openings from a coin tube, aregistering mechanism and a lever mechanism connecting said arms withsaid registering mechanism whereby the latter is moved proportionatelyto the denomination of the coins carried from under said tubes by thecoin openings in said plate.

5. In a mechanism of the character set forth comprising parallel spacedplates, means for reciprocably moving said plates in oppositedirections, coin tubes between said plates having openings correspondingin size to the coins to be registered the lower of said plates havingcoin openings adapted to be alternately brought into registry with i theopenings in the corresponding coin tubes,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressingthe and to remove the coins from their respective tubes, said upperplatehaving an opening corresponding in size to thelarger coin andadapted to be brought alternately into registry with the openings ofsaid tubes at a time when the openings in the lower plates are not inregistry therewith, a receiving plate adapted to hold said coins, meansfor tilting said plate when said upper plate is out of registry withsaid coin tubes, arms extending into the path of the coins as they aremoved by said lower plate, shafts carrying said arms, cranks on saidarms, a registering mechanism, and connecting rods operativelyconnecting said cranks with said registering mechanism. 7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD C. SIQUEIRA.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

